Any active passenger railway is, among other usages, for tourism. So usage=tourism seems to be redundant.
On 12 Apr 2017 00:15, "Wolfgang Zenker" <wolfg...@lyxys.ka.sub.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm not a railway expert, but like to comment anyway. > > * Dave F <davefoxfa...@btinternet.com> [170411 23:41]: > > I've a length of railway track that runs along part of a disused line. > > It's not connected to the current network & run purely for tourism. > > Well, the track IS operated, so the fact that it used to be part of > a larger network is less important than its current condition. > So I would tag the track railway=rail with the usual additional > tags for name, operator, gauge etc. > It is used purely for tourism, so usage=tourism would be added. > Now I would look at the inventory of that line: Do they still use > historic equipment, maybe from the time when this used to be part of a > larger network? If so, historic=railway would be tagged. Are the tracks > and signaling still preserved from the days of the old network or have > they been renewed with current equipment? If preserved, add > railway:preserved=yes. > > Wolfgang > (lyx@osm) > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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